相形見絀
xiāng​xíng​jiàn​chù

to pale by comparison

  • created sense approved 相形见绌/相形見絀 · xiāng​xíng​jiàn​chù · to pale by comparison — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    相形见绌 / 相形見絀

    xiāng​xíng​jiàn​chù

    to pale by comparison

    To be shown to be inferior or lacking when compared to another

    相形 (literal) → 相形 · xiāng​xíng · to compare 见 (literal) → 见/見 · xiàn · to appear 绌 (literal) → 绌/絀 · chù · insufficient

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense